News tagged with online dating sites


Researchers Skeptical of Claims by Online Dating Sites

Technology / Internet

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 3

With an estimated 40 percent of the 100 million U.S. singles trying online dating, researchers at the University of Arkansas caution users that some Web sites’ claims of scientific justification may be “junk science.”


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Taiwan man arrested for cyber love scams

Technology / Internet

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Taiwanese man has been arrested for allegedly swindling more than 200 million Taiwan dollars (6.25 million US) from 50 women in one of the largest cyber scams in the country, police said.





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Survey: Higher prices cool Internet dating

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created Feb 09, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new survey finds that higher prices for Internet dating sites have apparently cooled off public enthusiasm for meeting people online.


Love on the information suitor highway

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created Mar 07, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Angie Vasconcellos started dating online two years ago before she moved to Arizona but broke off the relationship before it got too serious.


Looking for love on all the right Web sites?

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 05, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you're hoping for Cupid's online arrow, then watch out for tall stories and wide fabrications. Online daters, both men and women, usually fib about either their height or weight, and sometimes their age, according to a ...


IAC reports 3Q profit but ad revenue still slips

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp, which runs Match.com, Ask.com and other Web sites, said Tuesday that asset sales helped it profit in the third quarter while advertising revenue continued to slump.


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Facebook, MySpace ban New York sex offenders

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Facebook and MySpace have closed the accounts of 3,533 convicted sex offenders in New York state under a law combating online predators, officials said Tuesday.


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Dating the Bronze Age

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) research has shown that an area of desert in north-western China was once a thriving Bronze Age manufacturing and agricultural site. The new findings ...


In the age of Facebook, researcher plumbs shifting online relationships

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A University of Kansas professor is researching details of relationships forged on social networking sites and determining their significance, depth and potential.


Japan police struggle against cybercrime

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created Feb 24, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Japan may still be one of the safest countries in the world when it comes to violent crime, but the number committed in cyberspace is on the rise, according to the National Police Agency.


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Love on the Web for STD sufferers

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created Apr 06, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 0

While many are turning to the Internet for love, those with a sexually transmitted disease can now find themselves in less awkward position thanks to a new dating site, MatchSTD.com.


IAC has 2Q profit; revenue falls in weak ad market

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp, the company behind such Internet properties as Match.com, Ask and Citysearch, posted a second-quarter profit that fell short of analyst expectations Wednesday and indicated the online ad market ...



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